U.S. jobs displaced by the growing goods trade deficit with China since 2001 (in thousands of jobs)
| Year | Jobs displaced (thousands) |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0 |
| 2002 | 222.8 |
| 2003 | 466.0 |
| 2004 | 877.3 |
| 2005 | 1348.5 |
| 2006 | 1706.7 |
| 2007 | 2037.7 |
| 2008 | 2119.4 |
| 2009 | 1825.3 |
| 2010 | 2517.4 |
| 2011 | 2853.6 |
| 2012 | 3046.1 |
| 2013 | 3063.5 |
| 2014 | 3244.6 |
| 2015 | 3443.3 |
Source: Author's analysis of U.S. Census Bureau (2013), U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC 2016a), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS 2016e), and BLS Employment Projections program (BLS-EP 2014a and 2014b). For a more detailed explanation of data sources and computations, see the appendix.